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Post by Tweek on Dec 1, 2014 9:46:52 GMT -6
www.newser.com/story/190826/silent-but-healthy-sniffing-farts-is-good-for-you.html By John Johnson, Newser Staff Posted Jul 12, 2014 1:00 PM CDT (Newser) – To put it one way, small doses of hydrogen sulfide help keep cells healthy and thus help ward off maladies such as dementia, diabetes, and even cancer. To put it another way, "smelling farts could be the best thing you do today," as per CNET. As the Independent explains, researchers at the University of Exeter discovered that while hydrogen sulfide—the stuff produced in the gut that causes gas—is toxic in large doses, it's actually quite beneficial in smaller ones. Specifically, it preserves mitochondria, which are vital to cell life. "Although hydrogen sulfide is well known as a pungent, foul-smelling gas in rotten eggs and flatulence, it is naturally produced in the body and could in fact be a health care hero with significant implications for future therapies for a variety of diseases," say the Exeter scientists. They're not asking people to sniff appropriately. Rather, they've developed a compound called AP39 designed to deliver just the right dose of the stuff to cells. Studies on actual humans come next, but in the meantime, it might pay to thank that guy in the elevator for saving your life, writes Laura Stamper at Time. "Or not."
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Post by twana on Dec 1, 2014 12:31:55 GMT -6
Everyone already enjoys smelling my rosey farts.
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Post by Tweek on Dec 28, 2014 8:49:11 GMT -6
Everyone already enjoys smelling my rosey farts. Is that what they tell you? Or is this just your opinion?
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Post by twana on Dec 28, 2014 12:13:09 GMT -6
what me likes to believe.
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Post by Tweek on Jan 2, 2015 18:31:01 GMT -6
what me likes to believe. Or are they all rendered unconcious and can't comment? That I would believe.
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Post by twana on Jan 8, 2015 17:20:47 GMT -6
"How dare you break wind before me"
-- "Sorry baby, I didn't know it was your turn"
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Post by Tweek on Jan 8, 2015 18:46:34 GMT -6
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Post by twana on Jan 11, 2015 16:47:48 GMT -6
A good mood lightener.. wonder who done it.
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